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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HANGING SEAT.

Application led August 30, 1923. Serial No. 660,084.

To all whom 'it 97mg/ concern.:

Be it known that I,AUcUsTUs ALBERT l/VEST, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Hanging Seat, of which the following is a specification'.

My invention relate-s to new and useful improvements in hanging seats which are generally known as bathtub seats and particularly refers to improvements on the Structure illustra-ted and described in my Patent No. 1,371,715, dated March 15th, 1921.

The principal object of my invention is to provide adjustable arm ends or hooks Whereby they may be adjusted to any position4 within a semi-circle or caused to swing 180 degrees. Such an arrangement enables the device to be folded compactly for shipment in al small parcel or storage in little space and permits the device to be hung on a curved surface or in a corner where two walls of the supporting device set at angles to each other.

Another object of this invention is to provide means for holding the seat at a distance from the support to maintain the seat member in a substantially horizontal position where thesupport 1s backwardly inlned or said support has an overhanging e ge.

A further object of this invention is to provide buffers adjustably mounted on the cross bar of the arms for contact with the face lof the support to preventdamage the-reto. By

making said buffers adjustable they can be positioned so as to hold the seat in a straighter position on an uneven surface.

This hanging scat although particularly adapted for use as a bathtub seat is suitable for use as an extra detachable automobile seat, a supplemental seat for barbers" chairs, a hanging shelf and the like.

An advantage of the device constructed as hereinafter described is that it maybe adjusted to accommodate it to different kinds and shapes of supports.

Other advantages and objects will be apparent from the following description and by reference to the different figures inthe drawings.

. With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination. of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims. j

In order that those skilled in the art t0 which this invention appertains, may understand how to make and use the same, I will describeits construction in detail, referring by numerals t-o the accompanyino drawings forming a part of this application, in Which:-

Fig. 1, is a. bottom plan view of a hanging seat embodying my invention illustrated in a folded condition.

Fig. 2, is an edge view thereof.

Fig. 3, is an end View of Fig. 1

Fig. 4, is a slightly enlarged fragmentary sectional elevation of one of the arms in one position. l I

Fig. 5, is an elevation of the part shown in Fig. 4, in another position.

v Fig. 6, is a similar view in still another position, the outer end of the hook being y broken away.

Fig. 7, is a slide lock.

Fig. 8, is a side elevation of a seat employing an adjustable rest to hold the seat member away from `the support, the latter being here illustrated as a bathtub, a section of which is shown.

detail sectionalelevation of the Fig. 9, is an enlarged sectional side elevai tio-n of the adjustable rest.

Fig. 10, is an end View of the rest housing.

Fig. 11, is a broken plan view of the rest tongue.

Fig. 12, is a fragmentary bottom perspective view of the hanging seat provided With adjustable rests:

Fig. 13, is a picture of a section .of a bathtub showing different ways the hanging-seat may be used.

Fig. 14, is a picture cfal bath room illustrating the use of the seat on the outside of `the tub.

Fig. 15, is a picture of a balustrade with the hanging seat installed as a shelf.

Fig. 16, is a picture illustrating the device used as an extra seat in an automobile.

Fig. 17, isa top erspective view of the seat folded'for pac zing and Storage purposes.

In carrying out my invention as herein embodied, 2 represents a hanger preferably made from a section of rod bent to substantially U shape to form a cross bar 3 and a pair of parallel arms 4 each of which is provided with a plurality of spaced notches 5. Adjacent the upper or free end of eachh arm is fixed a pin '6 to register with a transverse slot- 7 in the rotatable sleeve 8 which also has another transverse slot 9 parallel with and equal to the other slot but spaced therefrom. into this last named slot projects a pin 1Q fixed to the inner end of a hook 11 rotatably mounted in each sleeve. As will be obvious from Figs. 4to 6 inclusive when a hook is in its extreme left position as in Fig. 4 and it is desired to move it to the other extreme as in Fig. 6, the hook is turned to the intermediate position, Fig. 5, by swinging it so that the pin 10 will travel in the slot 9 until said pin reaches an endof said slot 9 at which time the pin 10 will cause the sleeve 8 to rotate on the arm and with the hook within the limits of the slot 7 permitting said hook to be turned to the extreme right position as in Fig. 6. The above movement of the hook equals substantially 180 degrees and is accomplished through the twoslots each eX- tending substantially 90 degrees around the circumference of the sleeve. The movement can -be increased or diminished by lengthening or shortening the slots. Such an arrangement provides the necessary or desired movement of the hooks without materially weakening the parts which would occur if a single slotv of 180 degrees was formed in the sleeve.

The hooks, or those portions which engage a support, are encased in protective jackets 12 of suitable material, such as rubber, and preferably comprise sections of rubber tubing.

The seat member 13, which is preferably wood and enameled, may be of any desirable shape or configuration and has two brackets 14 secured to the underside thereof. To these brackets are pivoted, as at 15, the ears 16 of the Haring tube-like slide locks 17. Said slide locks may be produced from strips of sheet metal bent to shape so that the ear of each includes two parallel plates, one engaging each side of a coacting bracket. The flare of the slide locks is toward the upper ends and preferably at the extreme upper ends lips 18 are formed by bending or crimping the edges inward as plainly shown in Fig. 7. The slide locks are slid.

able on the arms of the hanger 2 so that the lips 18 may engage the different notches 5 to assist in holding the seat member in different adjusted positions as will be presently described.

On the cross bar 3 of the hanger 2 is journalled the brace 19 by means of eyes 2O formed onv the ends of the brace arms 21. The brace is also preferably formed from a section of rod bent substantially U-shape so as to provide a cross piece 22 in addition to the arms and eyes above mentioned. The cross piece of the braceis slidably retained in the guides 23 secured to the underside of' way 26 with a stop 27 at each end of the guideway. The cross piece of the brace is movable within the guideway and is limited inits movements by the stops 27.

On the cross bar 3 of the hanger are slidably mounted the buffers 28 which are preferably large rubber washers and these are adapted to engage the surface of the support on which the seat is hung and being slidable they may be adjusted to engage those portions of the surface having approximately the same elevation where the surface of the support is uneven thus maintaining the seat in a more level position.

The hook being adjustable the seat may be placed in the corner of a bathtub, or other supporting device, with one hook engaging a side and the other an end wall as illustrated at the right of Fig. 13 or the seat may be hung on the side or end walls as shown at the right and in the center respectively of F ig, 13. As the' end wall of a bathtub usually is inclined more than the side wall when the device is used on an end wall the slide locks must be raised a greater height than when the device is used on the side wall in order to make the seat member level.

When the seat is in use the slide locks are adjusted on the hanger arms until the lips of said slide locks engage the desired notches, then the brace 19 is moved outward, relative'to the free end of the seat member, until its cross piece engages the stops at the outer ends of the guides thus supporting the seat member and any weight upon the seat member tends to force the lips of the slide locks into the 'notches and the brace against the stop thereby preventing accidental collapse of the seat member.

As illustrated in Figs. 14 and 16 the device may be used on the outside of the bathtub or as an extra seat in an automobile but in either case if the face of the supporting object recedes an article, such as a towel 29, Fig. 14 or a blanket 30, Fig. 16 must be placed between the hanger and the face of the support. If found desirable the article may be fastened to the hanger by a suitable fastener such, as for instance, a strap 31.

The device may also be used as a shelf for holding such as, for instance, a flower vase 32, Fig. 15 or other decorative article 'by hanging said` device on a support such as a balustrade 33.

As shown in Fig. 17 the hanging seat may be folded compactly for storage, shipment or hanging u on a nail or its equivalent when the two ooks are turned toward each other.

In order to provide for properly holding the seat member inrelation to a sup ort f having a receding surface as illustrate in Figs -14 and 16 without the use of towels,

blankets or such articles I substitute for the ,superimposed strips 25 of the guides, other `strips 34, Figs. 8 to 12, inclusive, provided with spaced holes and carryin rest housings 36 open .at Kthe ends and aving longitudinal slots 37. In thel housin are slidably mounted the arms of the U-s aped rest tongue 38, said arms havin set screws 39 threaded through them and ying in the slots. After the rest tongue is properly ad-` justed the set screws are screwed infar enough to pro'ect their inner ends into certain of the ho es 35 to maintain the adjust ment.

In use the rest tongue will engage the receding surface of the support to hold the seat member in any desirable position as illustrated in Fig. 8.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to .the exact details of construction as herein shown as these may be varied withinV the limits of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of 'm invention.

vI-Iavlng thus fu ly descri ed my invention, what I claim as newand useful is .ed into holes 1n the (gui rod, said arms having a plurality of spaced notches, a pair of hooks, means to rotatably mount the hooks on the upper ends of the hanger arms whereby-said hooks may swing in a radius of substantially 180 degrees, slide .locks mounted upon the arms for movement lengthwise thereof and provided with means to re 'ster with the notches to hold the slide loc in dii'erent ositions, a seat member, brackets carried t ereby for pivotal connection with the `slide locks, guides mounted on the -underside of ythe seat member, a brace journalled on the cross rod of the hanger and slidably mounted in the guides for supporting the seat in. an elevated position and permitting it tobe folded against the hanger, buffers slidablyl mounte on the cross bar of the hanger, a rest housing mounted on each.. guide and provided with longitudinal.. slots, a rest tongue slidably mounted in the housings and set screws chaving'threaded' connection with the rest tongue and proecting throu h the slots in the housin an ada ted to e reject- 'des for hol ing the tongue in different a usted positions.

3. The combination with a seat including a pair of arms, a seat member means to adjustably connect the rear port1on of the seat member with the arms, and means to support the forward end of said seat member,

ooks associated with theupper ends ofl the arms, sleeves having spaced parallel slots enclosing the meeting ends of the res ective-arms and hooks, and pins iixedin the arms and hooks and registering with the slots whereb the arms, hooks or sleeves may be rotated lndependently of each other within the limits of a slot or the hooks in conjunction with the sleeves may be rotated a distance ap roximately the comblned lengths of the s ots.

In testimonywhereof, I have hereunto affixed my'si ature.

AUSTUS ALBERT WEST. 

